diff --git a/examples/polymer_reorder.cpp b/examples/polymer_reorder.cpp
index 508c42915..6557108b2 100644
--- a/examples/polymer_reorder.cpp
+++ b/examples/polymer_reorder.cpp
@@ -541,8 +541,7 @@ main(int argc, char** argv)
     }
     TransportSolver tsolver(model);
     // Column-based gravity segregation solver.
-    typedef std::pair<std::vector<int>, std::vector<std::vector<int> > > ColMap;
-    ColMap columns;
+    std::vector<std::vector<int> > columns;
     if (use_column_solver) {
         Opm::extractColumn(*grid->c_grid(), columns);
     }